Rylan reveals mum’s health battle that affects her 24/7 as he builds her a HOUSE next to his million-pound Essex mansion
RYLAN Clark has opened up about his mother Linda’s health battle as he revealed he built her a house so that she could be near to him.
The popular presenter spoke to Fearne Cotton on her Happy Place podcast about his beloved Gogglebox star mum‘s struggle with Crohn’s disease.
The pair previously took time off from Gogglebox due to Linda’s struggle with the condition for which there is no cure.
Speaking about his bond with his mum, he said: “I cannot imagine my life without her. I mean she has gone through quite a lot with her health, she has got Crohn’s disease.
“She is on a drip now feed now like pretty much 24/7 whenever she can get on it.
“I will do anything for my mum. Like, she will not listen. Gogglebox is the easiest thing I have ever done because I literally sit on my kitchen sofa and they go, ‘right here we go’ and I don’t have to say a word.
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“It is the easiest money I’ve ever made in my life because I press one button and she’s off. And she literally has no idea.”
Eearlier this year Strictly: It Takes Two host Rylan showed off his impressive home.
And he said his mum can’t resist popping over unannounced to the amazing pad because she lives so close.
What is Crohn's Disease?
It is a condition that causes inflammation of the digestive system.
The inflammation is the body’s reaction to injury or irritation, and can cause redness, swelling and pain.
It is often described as a chronic condition and although sufferers will have periods of good health, there are flare-ups where symptoms are more active.
It is one of the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – the other is a condition known as Ulcerative Colitis.
It can be caused by the genes a person has inherited, an abnormal reaction of the immune system and is probably triggered by something in the environment.
The condition causes severe inflammation and ulcers in the digestive system.
Speaking to Fearne, the 33-year-old shared: “With how my life is I was lucky enough that I was able to build my mum a house and get her that, and it’s five minutes up the road from me. But the worst thing I ever did was give her my gate code.”
Recalling a time his mum caught him off guard and burst in, he added: “I will lie to her and be like, ‘mum don’t come round in the morning because I am working or I’ve got training or something like that.’
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“I haven’t … someone’s there. So what does she do? Nine o’clock in the morning and I’m in bed like, ‘Oh what a lovely night’, and I hear, ‘Ello!’
“Well I have never bolted out of bed more quickly. She’s like, ‘whose car is that in the drive?'”
It comes after Rylan fired back at fans who accused him of being “mean” to his mum when she struggled to pronounce the word sushi.
A handful of viewers of Gogglebox called out the X Factor contestant’s banter with Linda after a conversation about “chicken sushi.”
This prompted the Radio 2 DJ to take to his own Twitter to write: “For anyone saying I’m horrible to mum please get a sense of humour, she got her sushi….
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“Also built her a house, whatever she asks for, and a new hedge trimmer this week….. she’s good.
“Look after your mums, and also have a laugh with them x.”